Achumawi

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noun

The northerly nine (of eleven) bands of the Pit River tribe of Palaihnihan Native Americans who live in what is now northeastern California.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounAchumawi pl (plural only)

alternative Achomawi · alternative Ajumawi · alternative Ahjumawi · alternative Atuami

  1. pluralplural onlyThe northerly nine (of eleven) bands of the Pit River tribe of Palaihnihan Native Americans who live in what is now northeastern California.
proper noun

alternative Achomawi · alternative Ajumawi · alternative Ahjumawi · alternative Atuami

  1. The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.

    Synonyms: Pit River language

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.

Origin

An anglicization of the name of the Fall River band, ajúmmááwí, from ajúmmá “river”.

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APA

Achumawi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Achumawi

MLA

“Achumawi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Achumawi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Achumawi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Achumawi.

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